Improvement in shoes



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FERIIINAND KIIlSHEIMER, OF OIYOINNATI, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 102,946, dated May 10, 1870.

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To all 'whom it annylconcerm Be it known that I, hnnlnmxn Kinsnmnniaof Cincinnati, in the county ot' Hamilton and'St-ate 'of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improve-` ments in Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference heilig had torthe annexed drawing making a part of" this specification, in which-f ]ligure 1 represents the shoe unbuekled and heel- `.Figure 2 shows the heel-strap turned down, and

Figure 3 represents the shoe buckled around the ankle.

-Similar letters of reference indieate like parts.

lhe nature of' myinvention relates to that class of shoes iu which the front piece is crimped vand thrilled -ot' one piece, and the back part is formed so as to give ample room lfor theinstep when the shoe isvpulled, ou or off.

My improvement consist-s in forming the back part of the shoe in one piece including the strap for pulling on the same, there heilig no seam to prevent the loot from entering the shoe freely. The advantages of my invention are that the shoe may be worn buckledor unbuekled, lincreased strength owing tothe absence ot' seams, simplieity of construction, and is also vlighter,owing to the few parts used.

'Ihe shoe may be constructed of any material, aecording to the following description:

A and Iare the uppers, held together bythe seam al.

'Ihe part bis an extension of the part B, and is of "sul'ieient` length to be passed through the buckle C,

and in width so that, `when doubled, .to ll the buckle C.

`The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

The stiffening is inserted ybetween the lining and.`

preventthe foot sliding freely into the strap 1),.being the part by which the shoe is pulled, also tends to keep the rear part of the same even'and the part B, presenting an even surface on the interior.

In operation my improv-'ement becomes obvious: In wearing loose pantaloons the flap 11 may remain erect, as shown in g. 1, or the flap l) may be turned down, asseen in fig, 2.

In wearing the pantaloons tight, or from other reasons, the flap l) may be buckled as represented in tig. 3.

vIt will also be observed that the strap hmay he brought to any degree of tightness; owing to the seamless construction of part B, it will forni a joint at any desired point.

In putting` on the shoe there can be no2 reasonable i chance of tearing the same, as no seams intervene to shoe, while the stiff.

is preserved, while it has at the same time the advantage vof heilig simple, cheap, light, and capable of being worn tight or loose, while its exceeding simplicity adds 'greatly to its strength and neatness.

Having thus described my invention, IVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A shoe having the rear upper formed of one piece, with an extension, l), for the purpose of pulling on and buckling the saine, substantially as herein described.

F. KILSH'EIMER.

Witnesses:

(L A. SCOTT, '1. YAN KANNnL.

In this shoe all the beauty and neatuess of a boot 

